If so, I am curious to know how well it plays back video. I have heard that the Via C-7 CPU has some problems handling video playback, but most of those complaints have come from people runnings Windows Vista or XP on the Mini-Note. Linux might do better with lower spec hardware.

Also, am I correct in assuming that the various guides out there for installing Gutsy Gibbon onto a Mini-Note work just as well for Linux Mint Daryna?

Almost, but not quite. For printing Daryna uses the same "system" as Feisty and there can be some differences in wifi.

Thanks Husse. Yeah, there are differences in WiFi, that's for sure. Last weekend I took a shot at installing Heron onto a friend's laptop, one equipped with the dreaded Broadcom 43xx Rev. 2 chipset. I was once able to get Gutsy to run WiFi on this machine, but not Heron. I installed Daryna instead, and everything worked beautifully.

Just a quick note to those interested in Mint (or Ubuntu) on the HP Mini-Note.

A new Ubuntu derivative called Minbuntu is in beta testing. It is the stock 8.04 Ubuntu Hardy Heron with OpenOffice removed and the necessary drivers and software installed to fully operate with the Mini-Note.